Bayardo Poveda > ECIJA GPA > Quito, Ecuador > Lawyer Profile
ECIJA GPA Offices
AV. 12 DE OCTUBRE Y LINCOLN
OFICINA 1005
QUITO
Ecuador
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Bayardo Poveda
Work Department
Corporate/M&A, Competition Law, Oil & Gas, Dispute resolution: litigation and arbitration
Position
Partner
Career
ayardo has more than 20 years of experience in international business, foreign investment, cross-border merger and acquisition, financial projects, debt issuance, and multilateral and syndicated credit operations. He has practice in regulatory affairs, public procurement, public-private partnership; legal support and participation in projects related to the energy, hydrocarbon, mining and electrical sectors. He is also a consultant and advisor to multinational private entities. He was a consultant to the Ecuadorian State for the implementation of free competition legislation and regulation. He has experience in arbitration and alternative dispute resolution. Before joining ECIJA GPA, he has been a partner and associate in important law firms in Quito and Brussels.
Languages
Spanish, English and French.
Education
Bayardo is a Lawyer and Doctor in Jurisprudence from the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador. He has a postgraduate degree in Financial, Banking and Insurance Law at the Simón Bolívar Andean University of Quito, he also has an LLM in Law and Economics from the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium. He has completed postgraduate studies in International Commercial Arbitration, at the Academy of International Law in The Hague, and in Economic Aspects of Free Competition Law, at the Catholic University of Santiago, in Chile.
Lawyer Rankings
Ecuador > Competition and antitrust
ECIJA GPA offers expert guidance to companies on various competition-related issues, including sales strategies and pricing policies. The firm also assists with the development of contingency plans for potential competition authority investigations and represents clients in cases involving alleged unfair competition practices. Michael Veintimilla is a key contact for European clients, particularly from Germany, and advises on competition and corporate matters. Bernardo Maya has in-depth knowledge of merger control and abuse of dominant power position issues. Bayardo Poveda works closely with clients in the issuance of recommendations before the national competition authority.
Ecuador > Energy and natural resources
(Leading partners)Noted for its participation in the ‘main hydrocarbon projects of the last 10 years, which have had a significant impact on the development of the industry in Ecuador‘, ECIJA GPA fields a diverse team of specialised lawyers with expertise in oil and gas, mining and renewable energy matters. The group acts for domestic and international clients, most notably from China, in contractual matters, investments, projects and contentious issues. A key contact for oil and gas and mining heavyweights, Gonzalo González advises on the acquisition of assets throughout South America and on the execution of contracts. Another name to note for oil and gas clients, Bayardo Poveda is active in cross-border M&A, financing deals and public contracting. Other key individuals in the team include Álvaro Ordoñez, who oversees the mining practice, and Gustavo Arrobo, who focuses on hydrocarbons matters.
Lawyer Rankings
- Energy and natural resources Ecuador
- Leading partners Ecuador > Energy and natural resources
- Competition and antitrust Ecuador